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Sponsor Details:This episode is brought to you with the support of Insta360 - the leaders in 360 degree video. To check out the range and grab your special SpaceTime bonus, visit store.insta360.com and use the coupon code SpaceTime at checkout.In this episode of SpaceTime, we delve into groundbreaking advancements in our understanding of gravity, the intriguing thermal characteristics of the Moon, and the discovery of white dwarf pulsars.A New Theory of GravityScientists have proposed a revolutionary new theory of gravity that brings us closer to the long-sought theory of everything. This quantum theory of gravity aims to unify gravity with the fundamental forces of nature, offering potential solutions to some of the most profound questions in physics, including the nature of dark matter and dark energy. We explore the implications of this theory and how it could reshape our understanding of the universe's origins and the behavior of black holes.The Moon's Hot SideRecent findings suggest that the Moon's near side is significantly hotter than its far side, with temperatures reaching up to 170 degrees Celsius higher. This research, based on data from NASA's GRAIL mission, reveals how geological differences between the lunar sides could be attributed to thermal variations in the Moon's mantle. We discuss the potential for these methods to enhance our understanding of other celestial bodies, including Mars and the moons of Jupiter and Saturn.White Dwarf Pulsars: A Stellar DiscoveryAstronomers have made a remarkable discovery of a white dwarf star that emits radio pulses, challenging the notion that only neutron stars can produce such signals. This discovery, reported in Nature Astronomy, opens up new avenues for understanding pulsar mechanisms and their sources across the Milky Way. We examine the significance of this finding and what it means for our knowledge of stellar evolution.www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com✍️ Episode ReferencesReports on Progress in Physicshttps://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0034-4885Naturehttps://www.nature.com/nature/Nature Astronomyhttps://www.nature.com/natureastronomy/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-space-astronomy--2458531/support.00:00 This is Space Time Series 28, Episode 65 for broadcast on 30 May 202501:00 New theory of gravity12:15 The Moon's thermal characteristics22:30 Discovery of white dwarf pulsars30:00 Skywatch: June night skies and the Taurids meteor shower
The astroquarks discover hot takes and explore the nature of ice, the origin of Earth's water, and the trouble with the singularities at the hearts of black holes. Plus, we have a stumper, astronomical trivia, and much more.
Recorded April 9th, 2025. A discussion between Prof Chris Morash (English) and Dr Mark O'Connell (Author and Rooney Writer Fellow, Trinity Long Room Hub) organised by the Library of Trinity College Dublin. Professor Chris Morash, Trinity's Seamus Heaney Professor of Irish Writing, and prize-winning author Dr Mark O'Connell discuss on the writing of John Banville. This event coincides with the inclusion of works from Banville's archive, housed in Trinity, in the current exhibition in the Old Library Long Room. On display in the exhibition is the manuscript draft of The Singularities (2022), which – differing from the published text - concludes with the line “at the last inscribe a full, and infinitely full, full stop.” Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub
In this week's episode, David is joined by Prof Janna Levin, Professor of Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University. Janna is an expert in the theoretical physics of black holes, an author, a communicator of science and co-founder of Pioneer Works. To support this podcast and our research lab, head to https://coolworldslab.com/support Go to https://ground.news/CWP to discover the full spectrum of truths and absurdities behind today's headlines. Save 40% on the Ground News unlimited access Vantage plan with my link. Prof Levin's research page: https://jannalevin.com/ Pioneer Works: https://pioneerworks.org/ Janna's Books: https://jannalevin.com/books/black-hole-survival-guide/ Cool Worlds Podcast Theme by Hill [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkvBtRdOW4SPsnxCXOjK]
Doctor Awesome welcomes Daniel Hulme, a leading expert in artificial intelligence with over 25 years of experience in the field, to discuss singularities and how AI will shape our future. Daniel shares his insights on AI's potential impact on society, the economy, and human consciousness. Daniel offers an optimistic view, emphasizing the importance of responsible development and implementation. He challenges us all to consider how AI could free humanity from economic constraints, allowing people to pursue their true passions and contribute meaningfully to a protopian society.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://thefuturistsociety.net/
Episode 191 of the #AskAbhijit show: Ask me interesting questions in the live chat/comments, and I shall answer them.
Counting… that's maths, right? Actually, it's language. And as we'll discover through a series of absurd tasks (like, ‘count everything you can see'), you can't count anything until you know what ‘counts as' a thing. Language draws the lines around what counts, and it shifts and changes as it does so. In this episode we … Continue reading Episode 98 Linguistic singularities
This is our weekly compilation of science news 00:00 Zuckerberg is right about the mental health risks of social media 06:17 String theory nonsense makes comeback 12:46 New battery charges in 5 minutes 17:36 First Nuclear Plasma control with Digital Twin 24:30 Details about big new collider at CERN emerge 30:04 IPCC Climate Change Mitigation Plans Unrealistic, New Study Says 37:00 Dark Matter might be Made of Singularities
Many argue that string theory cannot be proven and should therefore be abandoned. For them, string theory is not science at all. But are they right? Here to discuss these claims with me is none other than Cumrun Vafa! Cumrun is the Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics at Harvard University, where he has been researching and teaching theoretical physics since 1985. His primary area of research is string theory. In our interview, we discussed why we should trust String Theory, Fine Tuning, and the message he'd put into a billion-year time capsule. We also talked about his recently released book Puzzles to Unravel the Universe. Tune in! Key Takeaways: Intro (00:00) Judging a book by its cover (01:04) What is a puzzle versus a mystery? (03:37) Is string theory actually science? (10:37) Dimensional analysis (17:02) Singularities (19:41) ADS and 5 dimensions (27:04) Abandoning string theory (34:12) Supersymmetry (35:12) On religion (39:50) A scorecard for physics (52:18) What would your "ethical will" be? (56:51) What have you accomplished that once seemed impossible? (1:02:22) — Additional resources:
“In this brilliant and dreamy novel, John Banville gives life to the many characters who have peopled his fiction over fifty years. He allows them to meet each other, revisit old scenes not as ghosts or as revenants but as fictional protagonists with their own precise memories, their own pressing desires. There are some resonant evocations of place but all is bathed in a sense of pure aftermath.” — Colm Tóibín John Banville is a novelist, screenwriter, playwright and book reviewer. He worked in journalism for many years, and was literary editor at The Irish Times from 1988 to 2000. He is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books, and other journals
In this episode we chat with the Mayor of South Lake Tahoe, Cristi Creegan. Cristi served as the president of the board of directors of Live Violence Free for over a decade. She has been actively involved in several non-profit agencies and other volunteer opportunities; her passion for conservation and the Tahoe community itself is abundant. We chat with Cristi about her time as president of the board, her new role as Mayor, and what it looks like to balance working in the civic arena while being a mother and having several other roles.Live Violence Free's Crisis Line: 530-544-4444California Local- Cristi's City Council Bio: https://californialocal.com/localnews/el-dorado/ca/government/show/120-city-of-south-lake-tahoe/representative/417-cristi-creegan/Cristi Creegan's Instagram: @councilmembercristiEarth Day Event at LTCC (April 22, 2023): https://visitlaketahoe.com/event/south-tahoe-earth-day/Soroptmist Advocacy 101 (April 19th at the Tahoe Public Library): https://www.sislt.org/events/State of South Shore Event at Tahoe Beach Retreat: https://business.tahoechamber.org/events/search?c=6Opportunities to Get Involved in The Tahoe Community- WWW.CITYOFSLT.USBooks Mentioned-The Singularities: A Novel by John Banville - https://www.amazon.com/Singularities-novel-John-Banville/dp/0525655174-City of Bohane by Kevin Barry- https://www.amazon.com/City-Bohane-Novel-Kevin-Barry/dp/155597645XIntro Music Provided By: Downtown Walk by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/One Conversation, The Podcast Where We Believe One Conversation Can Change A Life | www.liveviolencefree.org
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Singularities against the Singularity: Announcing Workshop on Singular Learning Theory and Alignment, published by Jesse Hoogland on April 1, 2023 on LessWrong. We are excited to announce a two-week seminar on singular learning theory (SLT) and AI alignment, taking place from June 19th to July 2nd in Berkeley. SLT studies the relation between the geometry of the loss landscape and the computational properties of machines learning in that landscape. It builds on powerful theoretical and experimental machinery developed in physics (esp. solid-state physics), where it is the geometry of the energy landscape that determines the relevant properties of physical systems. During this workshop, we'll bring together singular learning theorists and alignment researchers to connect and further the applications of singular learning theory to alignment. The workshop aims to familiarize alignment researchers with SLT, seed new research collaborations, and develop tools based on SLT ideas. There will be talks by Daniel Murfet, Susan Wei, Shaowei Lin, Alexander Gietelink Oldenziel, Jesse Hoogland, and others. Time-Commitment Options We offer two different time-commitment options for participants. Full-Time: This track is designed for participants who want to fully engage with the material and delve deep into the concepts and applications of SLT. Intermittent: This track is designed for participants who want to get a taster of SLT and its applications for alignment without committing to the full two-week program. Several lectures will be open to a broader AI safety audience and will assume less familiarity with the subject. Participants will be able to join for just the afternoon or attend selected lectures throughout the two weeks. Overview The seminar consists of two parts. Week 1: "The Primer" The first week will provide a comprehensive introduction to SLT and its relevance to AI alignment. The material is designed to be approachable if you have the equivalent of a technical undergraduate degree (e.g., in CS, math, or physics). Participants will have the opportunity to learn from lectures covering topics such as thermodynamics, catastrophe theory, algebraic geometry, and SLT. There will also be sessions focused on experimental aspects of SLT and introductions to AI alignment and mechanistic interpretability. Weekend: Hackathon During the weekend, we will host a hackathon dedicated to developing novel SLT-based tools. Week 2: Advanced Topics and Collaboration The second week will delve deeper into the SLT and algebro-geometric foundations behind the toy models of superposition paper. This will serve as an application of the material covered in the first week, allowing participants to fully grasp the concepts and their relevance to AI alignment. The week will also feature presentations from researchers, open discussions, and opportunities for networking and collaboration. Registration If you're interested in participating, please register by filling out this form. Further updates on event details will be provided to registered participants. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.
Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Singularities against the Singularity: Announcing Workshop on Singular Learning Theory and Alignment, published by Jesse Hoogland on April 1, 2023 on LessWrong. We are excited to announce a two-week seminar on singular learning theory (SLT) and AI alignment, taking place from June 19th to July 2nd in Berkeley. SLT studies the relation between the geometry of the loss landscape and the computational properties of machines learning in that landscape. It builds on powerful theoretical and experimental machinery developed in physics (esp. solid-state physics), where it is the geometry of the energy landscape that determines the relevant properties of physical systems. During this workshop, we'll bring together singular learning theorists and alignment researchers to connect and further the applications of singular learning theory to alignment. The workshop aims to familiarize alignment researchers with SLT, seed new research collaborations, and develop tools based on SLT ideas. There will be talks by Daniel Murfet, Susan Wei, Shaowei Lin, Alexander Gietelink Oldenziel, Jesse Hoogland, and others. Time-Commitment Options We offer two different time-commitment options for participants. Full-Time: This track is designed for participants who want to fully engage with the material and delve deep into the concepts and applications of SLT. Intermittent: This track is designed for participants who want to get a taster of SLT and its applications for alignment without committing to the full two-week program. Several lectures will be open to a broader AI safety audience and will assume less familiarity with the subject. Participants will be able to join for just the afternoon or attend selected lectures throughout the two weeks. Overview The seminar consists of two parts. Week 1: "The Primer" The first week will provide a comprehensive introduction to SLT and its relevance to AI alignment. The material is designed to be approachable if you have the equivalent of a technical undergraduate degree (e.g., in CS, math, or physics). Participants will have the opportunity to learn from lectures covering topics such as thermodynamics, catastrophe theory, algebraic geometry, and SLT. There will also be sessions focused on experimental aspects of SLT and introductions to AI alignment and mechanistic interpretability. Weekend: Hackathon During the weekend, we will host a hackathon dedicated to developing novel SLT-based tools. Week 2: Advanced Topics and Collaboration The second week will delve deeper into the SLT and algebro-geometric foundations behind the toy models of superposition paper. This will serve as an application of the material covered in the first week, allowing participants to fully grasp the concepts and their relevance to AI alignment. The week will also feature presentations from researchers, open discussions, and opportunities for networking and collaboration. Registration If you're interested in participating, please register by filling out this form. Further updates on event details will be provided to registered participants. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.
In the last few weeks, the pace of change in AI has been faster than ever before. The changes aren't just announcements of future capabilities - announcements that could have been viewed, perhaps, as hype. The changes are new versions of AI systems that are available for users around the world to experiment with, directly, here and now. These systems are being released by multiple different companies, and also by open-source collaborations. And users of these systems are frequently expressing surprise: the systems are by no means perfect, but they regularly out-perform previous expectations, sometimes in astonishing ways.In this episode, Calum Chace and David Wood, the co-hosts of this podcast series, discuss the wider implications of these new AI systems. David asks Calum if he has changed any of his ideas about what he has called "the two singularities", namely the Economic Singularity and the Technological Singularity, as covered in a number of books he has written.Calum has been a full-time writer and speaker on the subject of AI since 2012. Earlier in his life, he studied philosophy, politics, and economics at Oxford University, and trained as a journalist at the BBC. He wrote a column in the Financial Times and nowadays is a regular contributor to Forbes magazine. In between, he held a number of roles in business, including leading a media practice at KPMG. In the last few days, he has been taking a close look at GPT-4.Selected follow-up reading:https://calumchace.com/the-economic-singularity/https://calumchace.com/surviving-ai-synopsis/Topics in this conversation include:*) Is the media excitement about GPT-4 and its predecessor ChatGPT overblown, or are these systems signs of truly important disruptions?*) How do these new AI systems compare with earlier AIs?*) The two "big bangs" in AI history*) How transformers work*) The difference between self-supervised learning and supervised learning*) The significance of OpenAI enabling general public access to ChatGPT*) Market competition between Microsoft Bing and Google Search*) Unwholesome replies by Microsoft Sydney and Google Bard - and the intended role of RLHF (Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback)*) How basic reasoning seems to emerge (unexpectedly) from pattern recognition at sufficient scale*) Examples of how the jobs of knowledge workers are being changed by GPT-4*) What will happen to departments where each human knowledge workers has a tenfold productivity boost?*) From the job churns of the past to the Great Churn of the near future*) The forthcoming wave of automation is not only more general than past waves, but will also proceed at a much faster pace*) Improvements in the writing AI produces, such as book chapters*) Revisions of timelines for the Economic and Technological Singularity?*) It now seems that human intelligence is less hard to replicate than was previously thought*) The Technological Singularity might arrive before an Economic Singularity*) The liberating vision of people no longer needing to be wage slaves, and the threat of almost everyone living in poverty*) The insufficiency of UBI (Universal Basic Income) unless an economy of abundance is achieved (bringing the costs of goods and services down toward zero)*) Is the creation of AI now out of control, with a rush to release new versions?*) The infeasibility of the idea of AGI relinquishment*) OpenAI's recent actions assessed*) Expectations for new AI releases in the remainder of 2023: accelerating paceMusic: Spike Protein, by Koi Discovery, available under CC0 1.0 Public Domain Declaration
Full title: "Yes, He Has Come to the End of His Sentence, But Does That Mean He Has Nothing More to Say?" Chair: Sean O'Beirne Irish novelist John Banville is the author of 26 books, including seven crime novels under the name Benjamin Black. In 2005, he won the Booker Prize for his novel The Sea. His latest novel, The Singularities, is a virtuosic, referential work in which he revisits some of his most celebrated characters and playfully grapples with the abiding literary problems of representation, invention and truth. Event details: Wed 08 Mar, 9:30am on the East Stage
There is the common saying, “history doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Are there any discernible patterns in history, and if so, what are these patterns? These are the questions addressed in Dave LePoire's Time Patterns in Big History: Cycles, Fractals, Waves, Transitions, and Singularities (2020). Among the issues addressed in this book are the various forms of patterns and dynamics that occur within history when examined at the most macro-level scale (the field of Big History) but also the importance of studying the nature of complex adaptive systems. Dave LePoire researches, develops, and applies science principles in environmental issues, Big History evolutionary trends, and particle scattering. He has a BS in Physics from CalTech, a PhD in Computer Science from DePaul, and over 30 years of experience at Argonne National Laboratory in the development of scientific analyses, software, training, and modeling. His research interests include Big History synergistic trends among energy, environment, organization, and information. Stephen Satkiewicz is an independent scholar whose research areas are related to Civilizational Analysis, Social Complexity, Big History, Historical Sociology, military history, War studies, International Relations, Geopolitics, as well as Russian and East European history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
There is the common saying, “history doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Are there any discernible patterns in history, and if so, what are these patterns? These are the questions addressed in Dave LePoire's Time Patterns in Big History: Cycles, Fractals, Waves, Transitions, and Singularities (2020). Among the issues addressed in this book are the various forms of patterns and dynamics that occur within history when examined at the most macro-level scale (the field of Big History) but also the importance of studying the nature of complex adaptive systems. Dave LePoire researches, develops, and applies science principles in environmental issues, Big History evolutionary trends, and particle scattering. He has a BS in Physics from CalTech, a PhD in Computer Science from DePaul, and over 30 years of experience at Argonne National Laboratory in the development of scientific analyses, software, training, and modeling. His research interests include Big History synergistic trends among energy, environment, organization, and information. Stephen Satkiewicz is an independent scholar whose research areas are related to Civilizational Analysis, Social Complexity, Big History, Historical Sociology, military history, War studies, International Relations, Geopolitics, as well as Russian and East European history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history
There is the common saying, “history doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Are there any discernible patterns in history, and if so, what are these patterns? These are the questions addressed in Dave LePoire's Time Patterns in Big History: Cycles, Fractals, Waves, Transitions, and Singularities (2020). Among the issues addressed in this book are the various forms of patterns and dynamics that occur within history when examined at the most macro-level scale (the field of Big History) but also the importance of studying the nature of complex adaptive systems. Dave LePoire researches, develops, and applies science principles in environmental issues, Big History evolutionary trends, and particle scattering. He has a BS in Physics from CalTech, a PhD in Computer Science from DePaul, and over 30 years of experience at Argonne National Laboratory in the development of scientific analyses, software, training, and modeling. His research interests include Big History synergistic trends among energy, environment, organization, and information. Stephen Satkiewicz is an independent scholar whose research areas are related to Civilizational Analysis, Social Complexity, Big History, Historical Sociology, military history, War studies, International Relations, Geopolitics, as well as Russian and East European history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/systems-and-cybernetics
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Gradient surfing: the hidden role of regularization, published by Jesse Hoogland on February 6, 2023 on The AI Alignment Forum. Produced as part of the SERI ML Alignment Theory Scholars Program - Winter 2022 Cohort In a previous post, I demonstrated that Brownian motion near singularities defies our expectations from "regular" physics. Singularities trap random motion and take up more of the equilibrium distribution than you'd expect from the Gibbs measure. In the computational probability community, this is a well-known pathology. Sampling techniques like Hamiltonian Monte Carlo get stuck in corners, and this is something to avoid. You typically don't want biased estimates of the distribution you're trying to sample. In deep learning, I argued, this behavior might be less a bug than a feature. The claim of singular learning theory is that models near singularities have lower effective dimensionality. From Occam's razor, we know that simpler models generalize better, so if the dynamics of SGD get stuck at singularities, it would suggest an explanation (at least in part) for why SGD works: the geometry of the loss landscape biases your optimizer towards good solutions. This is not a particularly novel claim. Similar versions of the claim been made before by Mingard et al. and Valle Pérez et al.. But from what I can tell, the proposed mechanism, of singularity "stickiness", is quite different. Moreover, it offers a new possible explanation for the role of regularization. If exploring the set of points with minimum training loss is enough to get to generalization, then perhaps the role of regularizer is not just to privilege "simpler" functions but also to make exploration possible. In the absence of regularization, SGD can't easily move between points of equal loss. When it reaches the bottom of a valley, it's pretty much stuck. Adding a term like weight decay breaks this invariance. It frees the neural network to surf the loss basin, so it can accidentally stumble across better generalizing solutions. So could we improve generalization by exploring the bottom of the loss basin in other ways — without regularization or even without SGD? Could we, for example, get a model to grok through random drift? .No. We can't. That is to say I haven't succeeded yet. Still, in the spirit of "null results are results", let me share the toy model that motivated this hypothesis and the experiments that have (as of yet) failed to confirm it. The inspiration: a toy model First, let's take a look at the model that inspired the hypothesis. Let's begin by modifying the example of the previous post to include an optional regularization term controlled by λ: We deliberately center the regularization away from the origin at c=(−1,−1) so it doesn't already privilege the singularity at the origin. Now, instead of viewing U(x) as a potential and exploring it with Brownian motion, we'll treat it as a loss function and use stochastic gradient descent to optimize for x. We'll start our optimizer at a uniformly sampled random point in this region and take T=100 steps down the gradient (with optional momentum controlled by β). After each gradient step, we'll inject a bit of Gaussian noise to simulate the "stochasticity." Altogether, the update rule for x is as follows: with momentum updated according to: and noise given by, If we sample the final obtained position, x(T) over independent initializations, then, in the absence of regularization and in the presence of a small noise term, we'll get a distribution that looks like the figure on the left. Unlike the case of random motion, the singularity at the origin is now repulsive. Good luck finding those simple solutions now. However, as soon as we turn on the regularization (middle figure) or increase the noise term (figure on the right), the singulari...
Booker Prize-winning author John Banville's new novel "The Singularities" is a playful, multilayered novel of nostalgia, life and death, and quantum theory, which opens with the return of one of his most celebrated characters as he is released from prison.
In conversation with Colum McCann ''The heir to Nabokov'' (The Sunday Telegraph), Irish novelist John Banville won the Man Booker Prize for The Sea, a story of loss and the fickle nature of memory. His many other novels include The Book of Evidence, Mrs. Osmond, The Untouchable, and April in Spain. He has earned the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Irish PEN Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, and the Prince of Asturias Award, Spain's most prestigious literary honor. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Banville is also an acclaimed playwright, nonfiction writer, screenwriter, and crime novelist. In The Singularities, a mysterious man with a borrowed name returns to the estate of his youth to find it occupied by the descendants of a famous but controversial scientist. Colum McCann won the 2009 National Book Award for Let the Great World Spin. His other novels include Song Dogs, This Side of Brightness, and the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted TransAtlantic . His most recent novel, Apeirogon, was a New York Times bestseller and won the Prix Montluc, the Elle Prize, and the Jewish National Book Award.The Thomas Hunter Writer in Residence at Hunter College in New York and the co-founder of the non-profit global story exchange organization Narrative 4, McCann has written for The New Yorker, Esquire, and the Paris Review, among other publications. (recorded 11/4/2022)
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The “singularity theorems” of the 1960s demonstrated that large enough celestial bodies, or collections of such bodies, would, collapse gravitationally, to “singularities”, where the equations and assumptions of Einstein's general relativity cannot be mathematically continued. Such singularities are expected to lie deep within what we now call black holes. Similar arguments (largely by Stephen Hawking) apply also to the “Big-Bang” picture of the origin of the universe, but whose singularity has a profound structural difference, resulting in the 2nd law of thermodynamics, whereby “randomness” in the universe increases with time. It is hard to see how any ordinary procedures of “quantization” of Einstein's theory can resolve this contrasting singularity conundrum,Yet, a deeper understanding of the special nature of the Big Bang is obtained from the perspective of conformal geometry, removing the distinction between “big” and “small, and whereby the Big-Bang singularity, unlike those in black holes, becomes non-singular, and can be regarded as the conformal continuation of a previous “cosmic aeon”, leading to the picture of conformal cyclic cosmology (CCC) according to which the entire universe consists of a succession of such cosmic aeons, each of whose big bang is the conformal continuation of the remote future of a previous aeon. Some recently observed effects provide some remarkable support for this CCC picture.A lecture by Sir Roger Penrose.The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/thomas-gresham-22Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 2,000 lectures free to access or download from the website.Website: http://www.gresham.ac.ukTwitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollegeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollegeInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/greshamcollege
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: "Tech company singularities", and steering them to reduce x-risk, published by Andrew Critch on May 13, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. The purpose of this post (also available on LessWrong) is to share an alternative notion of “singularity” that I've found useful in timelining/forecasting. A fully general tech company is a technology company with the ability to become a world-leader in essentially any industry sector, given the choice to do so — in the form of agreement among its Board and CEO — with around one year of effort following the choice. Notice here that I'm focusing on a company's ability to do anything another company can do, rather than an AI system's ability to do anything a human can do. Here, I'm also focusing on what the company can do if it so chooses (i.e., if its Board and CEO so choose) rather than what it actually ends up choosing to do. If a company has these capabilities and chooses not to use them — for example, to avoid heavy regulatory scrutiny or risks to public health and safety — it still qualifies as a fully general tech company. This notion can be contrasted with the following: Artificial general intelligence (AGI) refers to cognitive capabilities fully generalizing those of humans. An autonomous AGI (AAGI) is an autonomous artificial agent with the ability to do essentially anything a human can do, given the choice to do so — in the form of an autonomously/internally determined directive — and an amount of time less than or equal to that needed by a human. Now, consider the following two types of phase changes in tech progress: A tech company singularity is a transition of a technology company into a fully general tech company. This could be enabled by safe AGI (almost certainly not AAGI, which is unsafe), or it could be prevented by unsafe AGI destroying the company or the world. An AI singularity is a transition from having merely narrow AI technology to having AGI technology. I think the tech company singularity concept, or some variant of it, is important for societal planning, and I've written predictions about it before, here: 2021-07-21 — prediction that a tech company singularity will occur between 2030 and 2035; 2022-04-11 — updated prediction that a tech company singularity will occur between 2027 and 2033. A tech company singularity as a point of coordination and leverage The reason I like this concept is that it gives an important point of coordination and leverage that is not AGI, but which interacts in important ways with AGI. Observe that a tech company singularity could arrive before AGI, and could play a role in preventing AAGI, e.g., through supporting and enabling regulation; enabling AGI but not AAGI, such as if tech companies remain focussed on providing useful/controllable products (e.g., PaLM, DALL-E); enabling AAGI, such as if tech companies allow experiments training agents to fight and outthink each other to survive. after AGI, such as if the tech company develops safe AGI, but not AAGI (which is hard to control, doesn't enable the tech company to do stuff, and might just destroy it). Points (1.1) and (1.2) are, I think, humanity's best chance for survival. Moreover, I think there is some chance that the first tech company singularity could come before the first AI singularity, if tech companies remain sufficiently oriented on building systems that are intended to be useful/usable, rather than systems intended to be flashy/scary. How to steer tech company singularities? The above suggests an intervention point for reducing existential risk: convincing a mix of scientists regulators investors, and the public . to shame tech companies for building useless/flashy systems (e.g., autonomous agents trained in evolution-like environments to exhibit survival-oriented intelligence), so they remain focussed on b...
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: "Tech company singularities", and steering them to reduce x-risk, published by Andrew Critch on May 13, 2022 on LessWrong. The purpose of this post (also available on the EA Forum) is to share an alternative notion of “singularity” that I've found useful in timelining/forecasting. A fully general tech company is a technology company with the ability to become a world-leader in essentially any industry sector, given the choice to do so — in the form of agreement among its Board and CEO — with around one year of effort following the choice. Notice here that I'm focusing on a company's ability to do anything another company can do, rather than an AI system's ability to do anything a human can do. Here, I'm also focusing on what the company can do if it chooses rather than what it actually ends up choosing to do. If a company has these capabilities and chooses not to use them — for example, to avoid heavy regulatory scrutiny or risks to public health and safety — it still qualifies as a fully general tech company. This notion can be contrasted with the following: Artificial general intelligence (AGI) refers to cognitive capabilities fully generalizing those of humans. An autonomous AGI (AAGI) is an autonomous artificial agent with the ability to do essentially anything a human can do, given the choice to do so — in the form of an autonomously/internally determined directive — and an amount of time less than or equal to that needed by a human. Now, consider the following two types of phase changes in tech progress: A tech company singularity is a transition of a technology company into a fully general tech company. This could be enabled by safe AGI (almost certainly not AAGI, which is unsafe), or it could be prevented by unsafe AGI destroying the company or the world. An AI singularity is a transition from having merely narrow AI technology to having AGI technology. I think the tech company singularity concept, or some variant of it, is important for societal planning, and I've written predictions about it before, here: 2021-07-21 — prediction that a tech company singularity will occur between 2030 and 2035 2022-04-11 — updated prediction that a tech company singularity will occur between 2027 and 2033. A tech company singularity as a point of coordination and leverage The reason I like this concept is that it gives an important point of coordination and leverage that is not AGI, but which interacts in important ways with AGI. Observe that a tech company singularity could arrive before AGI, and could play a role in preventing AAGI, e.g., through supporting and enabling regulation; enabling AGI but not AAGI, such as if tech companies remain focussed on providing useful/controllable products (e.g., PaLM, DALL-E); enabling AAGI, such as if tech companies allow experiments training agents to fight and outthink each other to survive. after a tech company singularity, such as if the tech company develops safe AGI, but not AAGI (which is hard to control, doesn't enable the tech company to do stuff, and might just destroy it). Points (1a) and (1b) are, I think, humanity's best chance for survival. Moreover, I think there is some chance that the first tech company singularity could come before the first AI singularity, if tech companies remain sufficiently oriented on building systems that are intended to be useful/usable, rather than systems intended to be flashy/scary. How to steer tech company singularities? The above suggests an intervention point for reducing existential risk: convincing a mix of scientists regulators investors, and the public . to shame tech companies for building useless/flashy systems (e.g., autonomous agents trained in evolution-like environments to exhibit survival-oriented intelligence), so they remain focussed on building usable/useful systems (e.g., D...
Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: "Tech company singularities", and steering them to reduce x-risk, published by Andrew Critch on May 13, 2022 on LessWrong. The purpose of this post (also available on the EA Forum) is to share an alternative notion of “singularity” that I've found useful in timelining/forecasting. A fully general tech company is a technology company with the ability to become a world-leader in essentially any industry sector, given the choice to do so — in the form of agreement among its Board and CEO — with around one year of effort following the choice. Notice here that I'm focusing on a company's ability to do anything another company can do, rather than an AI system's ability to do anything a human can do. Here, I'm also focusing on what the company can do if it chooses rather than what it actually ends up choosing to do. If a company has these capabilities and chooses not to use them — for example, to avoid heavy regulatory scrutiny or risks to public health and safety — it still qualifies as a fully general tech company. This notion can be contrasted with the following: Artificial general intelligence (AGI) refers to cognitive capabilities fully generalizing those of humans. An autonomous AGI (AAGI) is an autonomous artificial agent with the ability to do essentially anything a human can do, given the choice to do so — in the form of an autonomously/internally determined directive — and an amount of time less than or equal to that needed by a human. Now, consider the following two types of phase changes in tech progress: A tech company singularity is a transition of a technology company into a fully general tech company. This could be enabled by safe AGI (almost certainly not AAGI, which is unsafe), or it could be prevented by unsafe AGI destroying the company or the world. An AI singularity is a transition from having merely narrow AI technology to having AGI technology. I think the tech company singularity concept, or some variant of it, is important for societal planning, and I've written predictions about it before, here: 2021-07-21 — prediction that a tech company singularity will occur between 2030 and 2035 2022-04-11 — updated prediction that a tech company singularity will occur between 2027 and 2033. A tech company singularity as a point of coordination and leverage The reason I like this concept is that it gives an important point of coordination and leverage that is not AGI, but which interacts in important ways with AGI. Observe that a tech company singularity could arrive before AGI, and could play a role in preventing AAGI, e.g., through supporting and enabling regulation; enabling AGI but not AAGI, such as if tech companies remain focussed on providing useful/controllable products (e.g., PaLM, DALL-E); enabling AAGI, such as if tech companies allow experiments training agents to fight and outthink each other to survive. after a tech company singularity, such as if the tech company develops safe AGI, but not AAGI (which is hard to control, doesn't enable the tech company to do stuff, and might just destroy it). Points (1a) and (1b) are, I think, humanity's best chance for survival. Moreover, I think there is some chance that the first tech company singularity could come before the first AI singularity, if tech companies remain sufficiently oriented on building systems that are intended to be useful/usable, rather than systems intended to be flashy/scary. How to steer tech company singularities? The above suggests an intervention point for reducing existential risk: convincing a mix of scientists regulators investors, and the public . to shame tech companies for building useless/flashy systems (e.g., autonomous agents trained in evolution-like environments to exhibit survival-oriented intelligence), so they remain focussed on building usable/useful systems (e.g., D...
Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: "Tech company singularities", and steering them to reduce x-risk, published by Andrew Critch on May 13, 2022 on LessWrong. The purpose of this post (also available on the EA Forum) is to share an alternative notion of “singularity” that I've found useful in timelining/forecasting. A fully general tech company is a technology company with the ability to become a world-leader in essentially any industry sector, given the choice to do so — in the form of agreement among its Board and CEO — with around one year of effort following the choice. Notice here that I'm focusing on a company's ability to do anything another company can do, rather than an AI system's ability to do anything a human can do. Here, I'm also focusing on what the company can do if it chooses rather than what it actually ends up choosing to do. If a company has these capabilities and chooses not to use them — for example, to avoid heavy regulatory scrutiny or risks to public health and safety — it still qualifies as a fully general tech company. This notion can be contrasted with the following: Artificial general intelligence (AGI) refers to cognitive capabilities fully generalizing those of humans. An autonomous AGI (AAGI) is an autonomous artificial agent with the ability to do essentially anything a human can do, given the choice to do so — in the form of an autonomously/internally determined directive — and an amount of time less than or equal to that needed by a human. Now, consider the following two types of phase changes in tech progress: A tech company singularity is a transition of a technology company into a fully general tech company. This could be enabled by safe AGI (almost certainly not AAGI, which is unsafe), or it could be prevented by unsafe AGI destroying the company or the world. An AI singularity is a transition from having merely narrow AI technology to having AGI technology. I think the tech company singularity concept, or some variant of it, is important for societal planning, and I've written predictions about it before, here: 2021-07-21 — prediction that a tech company singularity will occur between 2030 and 2035 2022-04-11 — updated prediction that a tech company singularity will occur between 2027 and 2033. A tech company singularity as a point of coordination and leverage The reason I like this concept is that it gives an important point of coordination and leverage that is not AGI, but which interacts in important ways with AGI. Observe that a tech company singularity could arrive before AGI, and could play a role in preventing AAGI, e.g., through supporting and enabling regulation; enabling AGI but not AAGI, such as if tech companies remain focussed on providing useful/controllable products (e.g., PaLM, DALL-E); enabling AAGI, such as if tech companies allow experiments training agents to fight and outthink each other to survive. after a tech company singularity, such as if the tech company develops safe AGI, but not AAGI (which is hard to control, doesn't enable the tech company to do stuff, and might just destroy it). Points (1a) and (1b) are, I think, humanity's best chance for survival. Moreover, I think there is some chance that the first tech company singularity could come before the first AI singularity, if tech companies remain sufficiently oriented on building systems that are intended to be useful/usable, rather than systems intended to be flashy/scary. How to steer tech company singularities? The above suggests an intervention point for reducing existential risk: convincing a mix of scientists regulators investors, and the public . to shame tech companies for building useless/flashy systems (e.g., autonomous agents trained in evolution-like environments to exhibit survival-oriented intelligence), so they remain focussed on building usable/useful systems (e.g., D...
Singularities have been explored in science fiction; authors such as William Gibson and Phillip K. Dick have speculated what life could be like in a world beyond them, and video games such as Cyberpunk 2077 have invited us to experience them firsthand.Singularities may have once been a philosophical flight of fancy, but today they are an important topic for consideration by scientists, politicians, and other thought leaders.In this episode of More Intelligent Tomorrow, artificial intelligence expert Daniel Hulme discusses singularities and their importance with host Ben Taylor. “I think we all have an innate desire to try to make the world better for the next generation.”Hulme starts the episode sharing the realization that he may only have another 500 months to live. That is not a lot of time in the grand scheme of things. It caused him to wonder what a person should do with the time they have left. He believes the meaning of life is to maximize good. Therefore, an ideal way to spend the time we each have left is to work towards an economic singularity, where humanity is free from the burden of having to meet our basic needs. This freedom would enable us to make the world a better place and enrich all of humanity.Together, Hulme and Taylor speculate on what might come out of an AI singularity. What would happen if we created an AI that was able to iterate on itself? Could it solve humanity's greatest puzzles or make Nobel Prize winning discoveries in a matter of moments? Or would it decide humanity's existence stands in the way of the universe reaching a state of maximized good?“Once you birth a silicon god, it will be difficult to really understand how it operates.”Both agree however, that the risks of creating a digital consciousness are outweighed by the possibility of an AI being able to solve our long-standing problems as a species. Fields like medicine, mathematics, and farming could all benefit from an AI singularity and help to bring about an economic singularity. Taylor asks Hulme about the questions of ethics surrounding a sentient AI. How do we define what is right and wrong or good and evil and would an AI have the same views? Hulme shares his self-described controversial views on AI ethics, which leads to talking about how AI is used to track our digital existence and what that means for our privacy.He proposes the idea of an open-source social network aimed at improving humanity as an alternative to the way social media users are currently bought and sold as products to advertisers. A decentralized social network would allow people to connect for humanity's betterment instead of maximizing profits for shareholders.Finally, they wrap up the episode by talking about the ways AI can be employed to personalize your educational experience. Imagine being taught lessons with methods that were individually tailored to your interests and presented in ways optimal to your modes of learning.Prepare for a fascinating discussion of singularities which include:What is a singularity and how many of them are there?The ramifications from achieving singularities.Will an AI singularity be a glorious event or humanity's biggest existential threat?Metaverses and how we might interact within them in the future.The ethics of creating an AI singularity.What it means to be human and how singularities might change this definition.Using social media to improve humanity's experience.How AI can customize our educational experience.
EPISODE SUMMARY Join scientist and mindset & high-performance coach Claudia Garbutt and the “AI guy” Calum Chase as they talk about the power & potential of artificial intelligence. In this episode we talk about: - The rise & potential of artificial intelligence - Moral & ethical implications of advanced technology - The 2 singularities and their impact on humanity EPISODE NOTES Calum is a sought-after keynote speaker and best-selling writer on artificial intelligence. He focuses on the medium- and long-term impact of AI on all of us, our societies, and our economies. In the last five years, Calum has given over 120 talks in 18 countries on five continents. Videos of his talks and lots of other materials are available at www.pandoras-brain.com. He is co-founder of a think tank focused on the future of jobs, called the Economic Singularity Foundation. The Foundation has published Stories from 2045, a collection of short stories written by its members. Before becoming a full-time writer and speaker, Calum had a 30-year career in journalism and in business, as a marketer, a strategy consultant and a CEO. He studied philosophy at Oxford University, which confirmed his suspicion that science fiction is actually philosophy in fancy dress. You can learn more here: Website: www.pandoras-brain.com Book: The Economic Singularity: Artificial intelligence and the death of capitalism https://www.amazon.com/Economic-Singularity-Artificial-intelligence-capitalism/dp/099321164X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537348960&sr=8-1&keywords=calum+chace LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calum-chace-bb68168/ ------------------ Music credit: Vittoro by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue) ----------------- If you enjoyed this episode, learned something new, had an epiphany moment - or were reminded about a simple truth that you had forgotten, please let me know by rating & reviewing this show on https://ratethispodcast.com/wiredforsuccess. Oh, and make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss out on any of the amazing future episodes! If you don't listen on iTunes, you can find all the episodes here. If you'd like to connect more, you can find me here: Website: www.wiredforsuccess.solutions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wired_for_success/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/claudia.garbutt.1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-garbutt/ HELPFUL RESOURCES Wanna find out how I can help you leverage the power of your mind and tap into the wisdom of your body to feel fully aligned, trust your intuition, and achieve your goals with ease and joy rather than with constant hustle and pushing yourself to the point of exhaustion – book a free 20min Strategy Session with me: https://bit.ly/2YemfIe Are you too busy to enjoy your life and would like to free up more time to do all the things you love? Check out my “5 Days to Getting Your Life Back” productivity course that teaches ambitious, mission-driven entrepreneurs how to win back 1-2h of precious time each day. Are you a high-ticket coach or other service-based entrepreneur who wants to launch their own Top10 podcast to increase their authority, credibility & visibility AND to bring in new high-quality leads on autopilot but don't know how to get started? No worries, I've got you covered! :) Download my "Instant Podcast Monetization Guide For High-Ticket Coaches and Service-Based Entrepreneurs".
EPISODE SUMMARY Join scientist and mindset & high-performance coach Claudia Garbutt and the “AI guy” Calum Chase as they talk about the power & potential of artificial intelligence. In this episode we talk about: - The rise & potential of artificial intelligence - Moral & ethical implications of advanced technology - The 2 singularities and their impact on humanity EPISODE NOTES Calum is a sought-after keynote speaker and best-selling writer on artificial intelligence. He focuses on the medium- and long-term impact of AI on all of us, our societies, and our economies. In the last five years, Calum has given over 120 talks in 18 countries on five continents. Videos of his talks and lots of other materials are available at www.pandoras-brain.com. He is co-founder of a think tank focused on the future of jobs, called the Economic Singularity Foundation. The Foundation has published Stories from 2045, a collection of short stories written by its members. Before becoming a full-time writer and speaker, Calum had a 30-year career in journalism and in business, as a marketer, a strategy consultant and a CEO. He studied philosophy at Oxford University, which confirmed his suspicion that science fiction is actually philosophy in fancy dress. You can learn more here: Website: www.pandoras-brain.com Book: The Economic Singularity: Artificial intelligence and the death of capitalism https://www.amazon.com/Economic-Singularity-Artificial-intelligence-capitalism/dp/099321164X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537348960&sr=8-1&keywords=calum+chace LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calum-chace-bb68168/ ------------------ Music credit: Vittoro by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue) ----------------- If you enjoyed this episode, learned something new, had an epiphany moment - or were reminded about a simple truth that you had forgotten, please let me know by rating & reviewing this show on https://ratethispodcast.com/wiredforsuccess. Oh, and make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss out on any of the amazing future episodes! If you don't listen on iTunes, you can find all the episodes here. If you'd like to connect more, you can find me here: Website: www.wiredforsuccess.solutions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wired_for_success/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/claudia.garbutt.1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-garbutt/ HELPFUL RESOURCES Wanna find out how I can help you leverage the power of your mind and tap into the wisdom of your body to feel fully aligned, trust your intuition, and achieve your goals with ease and joy rather than with constant hustle and pushing yourself to the point of exhaustion – book a free 20min Strategy Session with me: https://bit.ly/2YemfIe Are you too busy to enjoy your life and would like to free up more time to do all the things you love? Check out my “5 Days to Getting Your Life Back” productivity course that teaches ambitious, mission-driven entrepreneurs how to win back 1-2h of precious time each day Are you a high-ticket coach or other service-based entrepreneur who wants to launch their own Top10 podcast to increase their authority, credibility & visibility AND to bring in new high-quality leads on autopilot but don't know how to get started? No worries, I've got you covered! :) Download my "Instant Podcast Monetization Guide For High-Ticket Coaches and Service-Based Entrepreneurs".
Aloha friends and welcome to EPISODE 108 of Conrad where I interviewed the co-hosts of the "I Can't Believe That's News Podcast" Float Universe and Kara Mosher aka Here Comes Trouble.CLICK ON These Links to Find:I Can't Believe That's News Podcast@FloatUniverse3 (Instagram)@HereComesTroubleXO (Instagram)@FloatUniverse (Twitter)@KaraHelenMosher (Twitter)During this episode we dig into: Symbols and Numbers, Creative Goals 2022, Censorship, Viral Tweets, Authentic Vibrations, News Today, Mockingbird Media, Singularities, Float Tank Realizations, Social Credit Scores, Master Chen, Great Awakening, Pharma, Alex Jones, Trafficking, Hollywood, Trump, Holograms, Personal Faiths, Christianity, Jesus, Religious Spells, Spiritual Warfare, Reincarnation, Eastern Belief Systems, Mind and Heart, Waking From Dreams, Neurological Fire, Frequency Vibrations, Attainment, Matrix Resurrections, Float Tank Meditations, Mushrooms, Setting Yourself Free, Mandela Effects, Collectives Unconscious Choices, Grifters, Maxwell and so much MORE.Personal Links @conradg315 (Instagram)@powerofnow888 (Instagram)@conradg315 (Twitter)Interactive EpisodeLucid Sacred DreamsEMAIL: ConradPodcast@gmail.comAlso, here are links to some recent interviews where I was the guest on other podcasts:Youtube Interview with Homewrecker PodcastYoutube Interview with Kara MosherYoutube Interview with Sebastian HidalgoLet's Be Friends - SpotifyLet's Be Friends - YoutubeThe Spiritual Nomad Youtube interviewIntro/Outro music is a lifetime licensed product for the Conrad Podcast from soundstripe.com and is called “Prepare Yourself” by Moments.
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Canary Cry News Talk #400 - 10.11.2021 SOPHIA GNOSIS: Singularity, Pope Pelosi, Great Reset - CCNT 400 WEBSITE/SHOW NOTES: CanaryCryNewsTalk.com EVERYTHING ELSE: CanaryCry.Party SUPPORT: CanaryCryRadio.com/Support MEET UPS: CanaryCryMeetUps.com ravel: Ravel Podcast Facelikethesun Resurrection YouTube channel Truther Dating experiment INTRO Episode 400 (Yay, giveaway) Dame on the loose! FLIPPY 0:07:20 Robot Patrolling for “Antisocial Behavior” Clip: Sophia says Singularities is happening now MONEY 0:27:35 Jamie Dimon calls Bitcoin “worthless” vs Actual quote meaning A few days earlier: JPMorgan Chase, Bitcoin better hedge than gold (Republic World) Note: BofA study, all the banks who have exposure to “digital assets” (Morning Star) COVID19/I AM WACCINE 0:39:08 Clip: Large protest against mandate in Italy Clip: Clive Palmer on Aussie tyranny Clip: Children accidentally given rona shot, showing signs of heart issues Pfizer to inoculate entire city in Brazil for “study” (NY Times) BREAK 1: Executive Producers, Paypal, Patrons 0:58:35 I AM WACCINE/PANDEMIC SPECIAL 1:35:03 Hundreds of thousands of soldiers haven't complied as deadline looms (Wapo) Christians against covid denialism (Newsweek) SPACE POPE REPTILIAN 2:20:03 Pope meets with Pelosi, black and white (Yahoo/People) US Rep. Claudia Tenny called Pope Francis Communist after Pelosi (Syracuse) BREAK 2: Art, Reviews, Jingles, Meet Ups 2:31:54 POLYTICK/NEWSOM SCIENCE 3:03:21 California will ban gas powered lawn equipment (Fox) Note: PG&E power shut off today (CapRadio) Note: Newsom mandates gender neutral toys for large retailers BEAST SYSTEM 3:1916 Google, Amazon, Microsoft used dozens of contracts with ICE and CBP (Insider) ADDITIONAL STORIES Southwest flights were cancelled, was it an anti-mandate protest? (The Highwire) -Southwest pilots seek to block mandates (Bloomberg) -Southwest cancels 28% of flights due to “storms” (Bloomberg) What did Google founders do with their first $100k? (Clip) CCP might be planning a massive covid outbreak (Epoch Times) Ted Cruz on Bitcoin mining future The Great Resignation is getting worse (Insider) Reskilling for a “New Canada” (Forbes) Who can opt out of school C19 mandates? (LA Times) PRODUCER'S 400: Anon**, Child of God**, Producer (Silver coins), Aaron J, Scott K, Epany Blaze, ETTL Zine, Marsha M, Stephen S, Wilson D, Sir Sammons the Knight of the Fishes, Sarah P, Sir Casey the Shield Knight, JC, Dominick R,Barb, Veronica D, HeatheRuss, David W, Mark D, Malik, Gail M, Vlodomyr S, Morv, DrWhoDunDat, Shaga, Em-Dawg, Brandt W, Rocky R, Ciara, Valerie H, Seanta M TIMESTAMPS: Christine C JINGLES: LearBag3000 ART: Dame Allie of the Skillet Nation Sir Dove, Knight of Rustbeltia Ryan N Grace The Sentinel Lloyd V
Canary Cry News Talk #400 - 10.11.2021 SOPHIA GNOSIS: Singularity, Pope Pelosi, Great Reset - CCNT 400 WEBSITE/SHOW NOTES: CanaryCryNewsTalk.com EVERYTHING ELSE: CanaryCry.Party SUPPORT: CanaryCryRadio.com/Support MEET UPS: CanaryCryMeetUps.com ravel: Ravel Podcast Facelikethesun Resurrection YouTube channel Truther Dating experiment INTRO Episode 400 (Yay, giveaway) Dame on the loose! FLIPPY 0:07:20 Robot Patrolling for “Antisocial Behavior” Clip: Sophia says Singularities is happening now MONEY 0:27:35 Jamie Dimon calls Bitcoin “worthless” vs Actual quote meaning A few days earlier: JPMorgan Chase, Bitcoin better hedge than gold (Republic World) Note: BofA study, all the banks who have exposure to “digital assets” (Morning Star) COVID19/I AM WACCINE 0:39:08 Clip: Large protest against mandate in Italy Clip: Clive Palmer on Aussie tyranny Clip: Children accidentally given rona shot, showing signs of heart issues Pfizer to inoculate entire city in Brazil for “study” (NY Times) BREAK 1: Executive Producers, Paypal, Patrons 0:58:35 I AM WACCINE/PANDEMIC SPECIAL 1:35:03 Hundreds of thousands of soldiers haven't complied as deadline looms (Wapo) Christians against covid denialism (Newsweek) SPACE POPE REPTILIAN 2:20:03 Pope meets with Pelosi, black and white (Yahoo/People) US Rep. Claudia Tenny called Pope Francis Communist after Pelosi (Syracuse) BREAK 2: Art, Reviews, Jingles, Meet Ups 2:31:54 POLYTICK/NEWSOM SCIENCE 3:03:21 California will ban gas powered lawn equipment (Fox) Note: PG&E power shut off today (CapRadio) Note: Newsom mandates gender neutral toys for large retailers BEAST SYSTEM 3:1916 Google, Amazon, Microsoft used dozens of contracts with ICE and CBP (Insider) ADDITIONAL STORIES Southwest flights were cancelled, was it an anti-mandate protest? (The Highwire) -Southwest pilots seek to block mandates (Bloomberg) -Southwest cancels 28% of flights due to “storms” (Bloomberg) What did Google founders do with their first $100k? (Clip) CCP might be planning a massive covid outbreak (Epoch Times) Ted Cruz on Bitcoin mining future The Great Resignation is getting worse (Insider) Reskilling for a “New Canada” (Forbes) Who can opt out of school C19 mandates? (LA Times) PRODUCER'S 400: Anon**, Child of God**, Producer (Silver coins), Aaron J, Scott K, Epany Blaze, ETTL Zine, Marsha M, Stephen S, Wilson D, Sir Sammons the Knight of the Fishes, Sarah P, Sir Casey the Shield Knight, JC, Dominick R,Barb, Veronica D, HeatheRuss, David W, Mark D, Malik, Gail M, Vlodomyr S, Morv, DrWhoDunDat, Shaga, Em-Dawg, Brandt W, Rocky R, Ciara, Valerie H, Seanta M TIMESTAMPS: Christine C JINGLES: LearBag3000 ART: Dame Allie of the Skillet Nation Sir Dove, Knight of Rustbeltia Ryan N Grace The Sentinel Lloyd V
Listen this week and meet the youngest Carr brother, Zeke! Paul teams up with our bro and they put their glorious heads of hair together to try and beat Sam as we discuss one word titles, one link actors, and what our lists reveal about our psychology.
Patrick sat down with Allan Boruchowicz, co-founder and Managing Partner of leading Central American fund Carao Ventures to talk about his journey into VC, the opportunities for the Central American region as an underserved market to invest in, how to maximise value add as a VC and how fast paced due diligence has created new dynamics in LatAm. On this episode, you will learn about:Allan's journey into VC The opportunities in the last frontier, Central America, one of the most underserved VC ecosystems globally Allan's take on fast paced due diligence How to find your sweet spot as an investor on boards and adding value in general You can connect with Allan on Twitter or via LinkedIn About Allan BoruchowiczAllan Boruchowicz is founding partner of Central American early stage VC Carao Ventures based out of San Jose, Costa Rica. He has worked with startups at different stages for the last 8 years, both in the US and Latin America. Allan has early-stage investment experience in SaaS, biotech, healthtech, fintech, AI, e-commerce, mobile technologies, and food & beverage industries. Allan led Carao Ventures' investments in Huli, Slidebean, Speratum, BildTEK, Singularities, GoPass and GoPato, and is a General Partner of the recently launched Carao Ventures Fund I, LP. Prior to founding Carao Ventures, Allan was an Associate at Mesoamerica Investments, a leading M&A advisory, strategy consulting and private equity firm in Central America and the Andean Region, with offices in San Jose, Costa Rica and Bogota, Colombia. Allan's previous professional experience includes investment portfolio management at UBS Wealth Management US.If you enjoy the show, it would be fantastic if you could give us a rating on Apple Podcasts.
Singularities, cryptids, and AI, oh my. This episode, the Godzillavangelists are drowned by the single largest piece of Godzilla media every unleashed on the world: Singular Point. Will this polarizing series be a tortured repeat of the Polygon trilogy, or a breath of fresh air? With a double guest appearance by Matthew Charles and Greg Jones, anime dweeblords, we've got a lot of opinions on the series and the Singularity is upon us. Strap in for 4D arguments! Next episode, it's time to talk about Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla! Tune in to see how Sam and Joanna might react to Mecha-G's big and colorful debut. Godzillavangelists is a satirical, critical work not affiliated or endorsed by Toho, Legendary Pictures, or anyone behind the Godzilla series. Visit our website at Godzillavangelists.com! We're also on Twitter @Godzillacast, and Instagram @Godzillavangelists! And we have a Godzillavangelists Facebook page too!
In Episode 45 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by AI Author and Keynote Speaker, Calum Chace, where they discuss what impact Artificial Intelligence will have on human society in the future, which includes; His background in journalism and how he got onto the AI journey What Artificial General Intelligence is and how it will happen The big bang of AI in 2012: when it started to make money for organisations Why businesses that don't deploy AI will be out of business in 10 years Why the technological singularity will be the biggest event in human history Why AI will eventually make us all permanently jobless Why this is the best and most exciting time in human history How it's likely that within this century death will be optional The stark potential downsides of superintelligence Why we will need an economy of abundance: where costs of goods are close to zero Why a superintelligence will look at humans, as we do chimpanzees How humans will eventually live in virtual reality for most of the time Why we should share more data rather than less Aggregated data is where we get the most benefits from AI Why you can't interrogate the decision-making process of a human In the short term, people who work successfully with AI will replace those who don't Companies need to be ABLE Humans need to get REAL
The Udemy courses mentioned in the trailer: https://www.udemy.com/user/ben-malisow/
How can societies and states reinvent themselves after the pandemic? Andreas Reckwitz, sociologist, cultural theorist and one of Germany’s most eminent contemporary scholars, talks about what the COVID-19 pandemic means for late modern society from a sociological point of view. While the pandemic highlighted structural problems such as inequality, can it also bear hope for societal transformation? With our hosts Tom Zoellner and Aida Baghernejad, he discusses the emergence of a new middle class and the meaning of the terms "left" and "right" today. Reckwitz is the author of Society of Singularities (2017) and The End of Illusions (2019), and will be a fellow at the Thomas Mann House in 2022.
My guest today is Tom Hoy. Tom is one of the founding Partners at Stripe Partners, the London-based innovation consultancy. Alongside co-founders Tom Rowley and Simon Roberts, Tom has built Stripe Partners from a kitchen table to a thriving business, advising clients including Spotify, Facebook, Google, and Intel. Tom's particular interests lie in designing new ways to work collaboratively with clients to maximise the impact of Stripe Partners's work, and helping them to see the value of social science has in unlocking their most complex business challenges. His work has been featured in publications including the Financial Times and the Guardian.Stripe Partners are our 2021 Silver Partner, and Senior Research Consultant Anna Leggett will be sharing a research project at this year's Summit that explored opportunities to connect with marginalised communities during the pandemic. During our conversation Tom shares how Stripe Partners began and some of the reasons for their success as an innovation consultancy. He explains their main areas of practice and tells us about two of their projects, working with Spotify and Google.We also explore how Stripe Partners has adapted its methodologies during the pandemic, changing the way it does ethnographic research, and what has been gained and lost by doing research solely online.Lastly Tom recommends three worthwhile reads: Recommendation Engines by Michael Schrage, Valuing the Unique: The Economics of Singularities by Lucien Karpik, and Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam.You can find Tom on Twitter at @thoy and Stripe Partners at @stripepartners.
We are on board the Oxford Mathematics Space Probe for this Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture as we explore Black Holes with a Nobel Laureate, a Professor of the History and Philosophy of Physics & a broadcasting legend. EvenAlbert Einstein thought Black Holes impossible. Then in 1965 Roger Penrose provided the Mathematical tools for Physicists to go and find them. A compelling story of 20th Century Science. Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture in partnership with Wadham College.
We are on board the Oxford Mathematics Space Probe for this Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture as we explore Black Holes with a Nobel Laureate, a Professor of the History and Philosophy of Physics & a broadcasting legend. EvenAlbert Einstein thought Black Holes impossible. Then in 1965 Roger Penrose provided the Mathematical tools for Physicists to go and find them. A compelling story of 20th Century Science. Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture in partnership with Wadham College.
New perspectives on supersymmetric gauge theories
Episode Notes This is Receding Horizons, Episode 2, where we talk about the exciting era of gravitational wave observations and multi-messenger astronomy. Brina Martinez is an undergraduate studying physics and computer science at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She is currently a research assistant at the Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy and in the Time Domain Astronomy Group operating the Cristina Torres Memorial Observatory, both under the mentorship of Dr. Mario Díaz. Brina is a published scientist. Her research focuses on characterizing noise sources intrinsic to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO. She has participated in a research experience for undergraduates at Louisiana State University under Dr. Guillermo Valdes and Dr. Gabriela González, and was a LIGO undergraduate fellow at Caltech under Dr. Derek Davis. Brina is a board member and resident astrophysicist at the South Texas Astronomical Society, as well as a board member and secretary at the Brownsville Chapter of the Society of Physics Students. She was the recipient of several awards including a scholarship from the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science, and a Victor M. Blanco Fellowship from the LIGO Lab and National Society of Hispanic Physicists. She is a gifted public speaker, and I've had the privilege to work with her (and make a lot of memories) during my time in Brownsville. Recorded on 26 February 2021. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:14 - Excerpt from "Black Hole Blues" 00:02:48 - Brina Martinez 00:15:53 - LIGO 00:32:41 - Gravitational wave events 00:44:06 - Lacking belief and scientific leakage 00:52:37 - Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy 01:02:35 - Multi-messenger observations 01:13:27 - Scientific discovery 01:20:43 - Daily life at Livingston 01:24:10 - Analyzing thunderstorm noise 01:29:15 - Black holes 01:32:49 - Primordial gravitational waves 01:35:22 - Unification 01:38:02 - Singularities and horizons 01:45:03 - Distorting spacetime 02:00:20 - LISA 02:11:40 - Future plans 02:14:38 - Outro Related material: J. Levin, "Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space", Bodley Head (2016), https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27430326-black-hole-blues-and-other-songs-from-outer-space Gravitational Waves Summer School, L'École de Physique des Houches (2018), https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo9ufcrEqwWG7TrsxBN5f4L5eX_ZxEhka P. R. Saulson, "Fundamentals of Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors", World Scientific (1994), https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11764374-fundamentals-of-interferometric-gravitational-wave-detectors G. González, "Gravitational Wave Astronomy", TDAG Astrophysics Seminar (2019), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vCTNuINq6o&t=4040s&ab_channel=CTMObservatory PyCBC, Free and open software to study gravitational waves, https://pycbc.org/ K. Mack, "The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)", Scribner (2020), https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52767659-the-end-of-everything B. Allen and J. D. Romano, "Detecting a Stochastic Background of Gravitational Radiation: Signal Processing Strategies and Sensitivities", Physical Review D 59, 102001 (1997), https://arxiv.org/pdf/gr-qc/9710117.pdf J. D. Romano and N. J. Cornish, "Detection Methods for Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Backgrounds: A Unified Treatment", Living Reviews in Relativity, 20:2 (2017), https://arxiv.org/pdf/1608.06889.pdf J. Baker, B. Brugmann, M. Campanelli, and C. O. Lousto, "Gravitational Waves from Black Hole Collisions via an Eclectic Approach", Classical and Quantum Gravity, Vol. 17, Number 20, L149 (2000), https://arxiv.org/pdf/gr-qc/0003027.pdf J. Baker, B. Brugmann, M. Campanelli, C. O. Lousto, and R. Takahashi, "Plunge Waveforms from Inspiralling Binary Black Holes", Physical Review Letters 87, 121103 (2001), https://arxiv.org/pdf/gr-qc/0102037.pdf J. Baker, M. Campanelli, and C. O. Lousto, "The Lazarus Project: A Pragmatic Approach to Binary Black Hole Evolutions", Physical Review D 65, 044001 (2005), https://arxiv.org/pdf/gr-qc/0104063.pdf G. Hallinan, A. Corsi, et al., "A Radio Counterpart to a Neutron Star Merger", Science, Vol. 358, Issue 6370, pp. 1579-1583 (2017), https://arxiv.org/pdf/1710.05435.pdf H.-Y. Chen et al., "Distance Measures in Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics and Cosmology", Classical and Quantum Gravity, Vol. 38, Number 5, 055010 (2021), https://arxiv.org/pdf/1709.08079.pdf B. Allen et al., "FINDCHIRP: An Algorithm for Detection of Gravitational Waves from Inspiraling Compact Binaries" Physical Review D 85, 122006 (2012), https://arxiv.org/pdf/gr-qc/0509116.p... K. Jani and A. Loeb, "Gravitational-Wave Lunar Observatory for Cosmology" (2020), https://arxiv.org/pdf/2007.08550.pdf
We discuss the concept of a singularity event, what might bring it about, and how humanity could possibly handle it.
Singularities, mushroom clouds, and Brooklyn graffiti artists. On this episode, Kris and I discuss the human limits of technological progression, imagination overload, and art as an emergent property of exploration. CP Snow - "Two Cultures" Ray Kurzweil Moore's Law The Singularity Kurzweil's TED Talk The Age of Spiritual Machines Monoclonal antibody drugs for cancer treatment K. Eric Drexler Everything (video game) Kant's hypothetical vs. categorical imperative Robert Anton Wilson Philip K Dick John von Neumann Solarpunk Jay Springett Jean-Michel Basquiat Taschen's Basquiat book John Lautner Private Midnight Stephen Wolfram Jane Goodall Music and mixing by ous/li.
Singularities, mushroom clouds, and Brooklyn graffiti artists. On this episode, Kris and I discuss the human limits of technological progression, imagination overload, and art as an emergent property of exploration. CP Snow - "Two Cultures" Ray Kurzweil Moore’s Law The Singularity Kurzweil's TED Talk The Age of Spiritual Machines Monoclonal antibody drugs for cancer treatment K. Eric Drexler Everything (video game) Kant’s hypothetical vs. categorical imperative Robert Anton Wilson Philip K Dick John von Neumann Solarpunk Jay Springett Jean-Michel Basquiat Taschen's Basquiat book John Lautner Private Midnight Stephen Wolfram Jane Goodall Music and mixing by ous/li.
https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr32020/SciFi648.mp3 This week on Relic Radio Science Fiction, Mindwebs presents a story by Larry Niven titled, Singularities Make Me Nervous. Download SciFi648
In this video, my good friend Haresh Seenarine, who is a graduate from York University with a Bachelor's degree in Astronomy and Physics (Astrophysics), talks about his thoughts on black holes, pulsars, gravitational physics, spirituality, aliens, automation, the power of the human brain, and the future of the human race with regard to machines, and our race towards merging with them. If you like the video, SUBSCRIBE. :) Hope you all enjoy this wonderful talk. @ 0:00 Introduction @ 0:27 Why Astrophysics, Of All Things? @ 2:49 Really Interesting Topics, Black Holes, Gravitation, The End of Knowledge @ 3:26 Black Holes, What Are They? Where Does A Black Hole Come From? Singularities? @ 3:57 Black Holes, What's Makes Them So Interesting? Breaking Physics? A Glitch in The Matrix? @ 4:59 Scientific Advancements at LIGO, LHC (Large Hadron Collider), Gravitational Waves @ 5:59 What Makes Science, Science, The Infinite Rabbit Hole of The Scientific Mind @ 6:37 Celestial Objects, Pulsars, Electromagnetic Explosions, Neutron Stars, and Spinning Beams of Light @ 7:38 Introduction to the Pulsar Map & The Golden Records On Voyager 1 Space Probe @ 8:37 Voyager 1 Messages of The Golden Records https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELnn9V01EiI&t=8148s & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAN1kt4SG9E&t=148s@ 8:50 Aliens, The Fermi Paradox, The Great Filter, The Drake Equation @ 10:12 Where Are The Aliens? Have They Visited Earth? The Pentagon? What Do You Believe? @ 10:32 Controversial Topics, Conspiracy Theories, And How to Use Your Scientific Mind @ 12:00 The Government, Are They Hiding Information From Us, And If So, Why? @ 14:05 Spirituality, Religion, The Supernatural, Questioning Ideologies, Science, and Atheism @ 18:22 Spirits, Dreams, Lucid Dreaming, Sleep Paralysis, What is a Dream, Why Does it Happen? Multiple Voices / Personalities In Dreams @ 22:09 Memories, Ignoring Irrelevant Information, The Subconscious @ 23:05 Space, In-Depth Explanation of The Pulsar Map, How We Want Aliens To Find Us, And What Would Happen If They Did @ 27:10 Future Space Missions, Artemis, Space Mining, Orbital Mechanics, And How Did We Get Here? @ 28:22 The History of Mathematics, Physics, How Far We've Come, And The Future @ 29:27 Most Exciting New Technologies, Automation, The Complexity and Complications @ 30:25 Trying To Replicate Nature, The Raw Computation Power Of The Human Mind, Brain, And What It Really Takes To Be Alive @ 33:38 Evolution, Machines, And What Is Natural Selection @ 34:48 Our Physical Limitations, The Eventual Climb Towards The Merging Of Humans and Artificial Intelligence / Cyborgs @ 37:43 Outro
Can black holes alter light speed? Is astrophysics the Meryl Streep of the Nobel Prize in Physics? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and astrophysicist Janna Levin, PhD, answer Cosmic Queries about black holes and the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-the-2020-nobel-prize/ Thanks to our Patrons Sand McUnicorn, Marcus Guerra, Loren Kimble, Mahmoud Hayat, Rupert Thomas, Elliot T Rauba, Byron J Reid, and J Ayala for supporting us this week. Photo Credit: Event Horizon Telescope, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Why settle for just one singularity? Can't we each have our own? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/generativity/message
“Singularities Make Me Nervous” is from Larry Niven's collection Convergent Series. After exploring the space near a blackhole, astronaut George Cox returns to his apartment to confront...himself! This is no surprise to him, as Cox has traveled back in time in before in the same repeating loop. His younger self, however, is unsure how to handle the situation—until the pair conspire a scam that could make them millions.Mind Webs was a 1970's series out of WHA Radio in Wisconsin that featured weekly short stories of science fiction by some of the genre's best writers. The music, sound cues and occasional character voices along with the performance of Michael Hansen, the reader, resulted in better than most fully dramatized productions of the period. Around 150 shows were aired between 1976 and 1984 varying in length, but most were about 30 minutes. Get full access to The Reader Crew at joshuajames.substack.com/subscribe
In this episode of Lux & Tech, Carlo Pignataro discusses the future of humanity with best-selling author and Artificial Intelligence expert Calum Chace.Calum offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities a "Luxury Automated Capitalism" presents and in this interview, based on the principles included in the book "AI and the two singularities" the two discuss:A brief history of AIAI and machine learningThe economic singularity, and a jobless worldThe technical singularity, and a new form of intelligencePost- humanism: Man merges with machines
La team AmigaVibes présente un mix des prods de la demoteam Unique (Suède) sur Amiga. AmigaVibes team presents a mix from the prods of the Swedish Amiga demogroup Unique. Ici la tracklist de ce podcast / Here is the tracklist of this podcast : Jingle by JGG - AmigaVibes (0'26) Subside - Duo (3'07) Singularities - glxblt (4'27) Interparallactic - Duo (3'17) Vauxhall - Pinza (2'01) Coco - Ricky Martin (2'48) Pt 2 Horizons - glxblt (4'26) Origins - Skipp (4'30) Hardknee Lotus - Legend (3'34) Cathode - Synteesi (2'36) Multicolor - Legend (2'32) Durée : 33'37 AmigaVibes team (JeFfR3y & Jegougou) - Unique is a Amiga Swedish demogroup. North is coming
La team AmigaVibes présente un mix des prods de la demoteam Unique (Suède) sur Amiga. AmigaVibes team presents a mix from the prods of the Swedish Amiga demogroup Unique. Ici la tracklist de ce podcast / Here is the tracklist of this podcast : Jingle by JGG - AmigaVibes (0'26) Subside - Duo (3'07) Singularities - glxblt (4'27) Interparallactic - Duo (3'17) Vauxhall - Pinza (2'01) Coco - Ricky Martin (2'48) Pt 2 Horizons - glxblt (4'26) Origins - Skipp (4'30) Hardknee Lotus - Legend (3'34) Cathode - Synteesi (2'36) Multicolor - Legend (2'32) Durée : 33'37 AmigaVibes team (JeFfR3y & Jegougou) - Unique is a Amiga Swedish demogroup. North is coming
02:27 - Existential Dread, Ricky Gervais, Movies, Eating Dogs 12:42 - Lab-Grown Meat, Singularities, Black Holes, Pluto 27:20 - Bloomberg Sponsoring Insta Meme Pages, Joe Rogan's Bernie Endorsement Backlash 41:03 - Coronavirus redux - Trapped on a Cruise Ship 52:02 - Floods in Aus, Tame Impala's New Album, Tropic Thunder 1:08:06 - Best Movie of the Decade, Imitation Game (Spoilers!)
The technological singularity may or may not be looming in our future, so we attempt to get to the bottom of singularities past and present, quantum intelligence, civilizational collapse, and other cheerful subjects. Plus: a hands-on report and one (1) email!
Algebraic Geometry for String Theorists
Algebraic Geometry for String Theorists
Algebraic Geometry for String Theorists
Algebraic Geometry for String Theorists
In this episode, the brandt recounts recent plays of Undaunted, Lanterns Dice, Revolution of 1828, Pipeline, and Imperial Settlers: Roll and Write. He then discusses some of his favorite strategy games for six players. Enjoy!
"Jeff" and I discuss Dimension Jumping. The very controversial method of the shifting nature of reality, through the deliberate application of techniques to bring about "jumps" in our personal worlds - in effect, switching to a more desirable universe. Yes, folks this is real. This episode is intended to be more of a high brow conversation on the practical implications of Dimension Jumping, instead of the the how to method. If you are wondering how to dimension jump, please jump over to Reddit and search Dimension Jumping to get a step by step method on how to do it. Just remember what Jeff says in this episode, you have to have a very good working understanding of the physics involved in such a thing in order to bend reality, but it is very possible.Support the show (http://www.psychicbabes.com/podcast)
“Optimism, like pessimism, is a bias, and to be avoided. But summoning the determination to rise to a challenge and succeed is a virtue.” - Calum Chace Today's guest argues that in the course of this century, the exponential growth in the capability of AI is likely to bring about two "singularities" - points at which conditions are so extreme that the normal rules break down. The first is the economic singularity, when machine skill reaches a level that renders many of us unemployable and requires an overhaul of our current economic and social systems. The second is the technological singularity, when machine intelligence reaches and then surpasses the cognitive abilities of an adult human, relegating us to the second smartest species on the planet. These singularities will present huge challenges, but this he argues that we can meet these challenges and overcome them. If we do, the rewards could be almost unimaginable. Artificial intelligence can turn out to be the best thing ever to happen to humanity, making our future wonderful almost beyond imagination. But only if we address head-on the challenges that it will raise. We welcome expert on artificial intelligence, and its likely future impact on society and bestselling author of many books including the focus of today's show “Artificial Intelligence and the Two Singularities”, Calum Chace, welcome to the show We discuss: The Terminology Technological Singularity Economic Singularity Exponential Change Artificial General Intelligence The AI race Technological Joblessness Universal Basic Income Impact on Society What is being done The Gods and the Useless Transhumanism Augmented Humanity Centaurs Privacy Concerns More about Calum here; http://www.pandoras-brain.com/ and the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0815368534/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i6
Huston Singletary is the lead sound designer for preset creation at Ableton. He heads a team of sound designers that create the “sound” of Live. Over the years, Huston has done sound design and preset creation for numerous instruments, including Omnisphere, Novation Peak, Prophet X, and so many more. He documents a lot of his work and experiments on his Instagram page. Today, Ableton has released a free gift created by Huston called Singularities. Singularities is a collection of 40 Instrument Racks Huston built from samples of classic synthesizers. In this episode, Huston discusses his role at Ableton and the team of talented sound designers he has assembled to create the beautiful palette of sounds featured in Ableton Live. He discusses his brand new free pack, Singularities, which is available on Ableton’s site for all versions of Ableton Live 10. Huston generously shares some of his wisdom on designing sounds, programming synths, and working with a well-rounded team of talented sound designers. This one is a real treat for the synth-nerds out there! Enjoy. Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play Show Notes: Singularities - 40 free Ableton Live Instruments from Ableton, created by Huston. Instagram - Huston has been posting great jams and performances on IG. Bandcamp - Listen to Huston’s music on Bandcamp. Art + Music + Technology - Listen to Huston on Darwin Grosse’s excellent podcast. Thank you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don’t forget to visit my site AfroDJMac.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk AfroDJMac
In this episode, I have a great pleasure of being joined by Calum Chace. Calum studied Philosophy at Oxford, where he initially developed his interest in AI. After a 30 year career in business, he started sharing his thoughts on AI with the world. Now, he is a distinguished author and sought-after speaker about artificial intelligence, and its likely future impact on society. His books include a novel Pandora’s Brain, and 3 non-fiction books: Surviving AI, The Economic Singularity, and Artificial Intelligence and The Two Singularities. Calum argues that superintelligence is closer than we think, and that humanity is on track to become second smartest species on the planet. Even a more pressing concern in his mind, is AI’s impact on employment and what can be done to ensure a smoother transition to a potentially jobless society. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bigfanofhumanrace/message
Singularities, Cenobites, and Gothic cathedrals, oh my! Jen, Paul, David, and Rachel get together to review the film that refused to stay buried in a Transylvanian Salt Mine. They discuss (or rather, David schools everyone) how Event Horizon is a stealth Warhammer 40k fanfic film, the brilliance of a supernatural horror in space, the failed […]
This week’s guest is philosopher Kerri Welch, whose doctoral thesis from CIIS (and current book-in-progress) explore a fractal model of time. If you have ever wondered about time, this episode is for you. Instant classic. Kerri’s Academic Papers & Talks:https://ciis.academia.edu/KerriWelch Kerri’s Blog:https://textureoftime.wordpress.com We take a wild tour through the layers of the human brain and mind, examining the correlations between different brain waves and their correspondent states of consciousness – and speculate on our experience of time as an evolved response to a far more complex and awesome world than we can possibly conceive!Twenty minutes in and we’ve already covered the fractal nature of time and we’re on to explaining what happens to the modern self and its boundaries in the torrent of novelty that awaits un in a digital age. Then we go deep for another hour and a half… DISCUSSED:• Fate vs Free Will in light of Chaos Theory• The relationship between technology and our experience of time, overstimulated, interrupted• How Jean Gebser’s structures of consciousness overlay on EEG data• The nature of synchronicity & time vs. timelessness• The effects of ayahuasca, illness, aging, and other time-warping events on the passage of time• Singularities and our asymptotic approach to transcendence• Narrative collapse, fake news, and the end of history• Relativity, scaling laws, and city time vs. country time• What was before TIME?• Pet telepathy as a matter of referential framing• The “future” causing the “past”…• …and the physics (and psychology!) of how to feel the future.• Schizophrenia as possibly a disorder of time perception• Dopamine levels and the experience of duration• Human chronobiology adapted to other planet’s days• Integrating the rational mind with transpersonal experience QUOTES:“We actually can’t get precise enough to bring the level of predictability that physics once thought it could.”“Children have to be indoctrinated into time, right? They’re not born into linear time. They’re born in a timeless space, and that’s where they live, and then they live in this hypnagogic dream time, which is all present moment. You’ll hear kids say, like, ‘I remember when you were little’ to their parents.”“When we restrict ourselves to linear causal thinking, we are coarse-graining the present moment. We are glossing over the infinite depth of richness available within the present moment. And of course it’s paradoxical: we coarse-grain it by dividing it more finely.”“What we’re experiencing in our culture right now is the entrainment to the fast frequencies. We’re not letting the long slow frequencies have the greatest amplitude. What does that look like? It looks like hanging out with rocks and trees and elders. And that’s the integration that we need in order to nest our super-fast frequencies within, in order to give them direction…if we can nest within the natural structures of the long, slow frequencies that surround us, it will guide these fast frequencies in healthier directions.”“We REALLY just have to get better at holding multiple realities. AND recognizing what’s important about them.”“The dog comes and sits by the door half an hour before the owner comes home because to the dog, the owner’s already home. Their moment is big enough that it’s happening already. But we’re so finely dividing things that we’re like, ‘It’s half an hour away! It’s an eternity!’ But for the dog that’s been sitting bored at home all day…”“Free will comes from a future influence we can’t see. That’s one way I would interpret it.”“The definition of human experience is, to me, the limitation of infinity, in order to have experience.” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
-----Tracklist---- 1 Stay For It (feat. Miguel) RL Grime (Paperwings Flip) 2 GLDN & FIVE - CAN'T WAIT (FT. PHILLY K) 3 Mark & Sylvester - Everywhere We Go (Ft. Anniska) 4 Can't Stop (Extended Mix) CHIPPO Can't Stop 5 TwoWorldsApart & Marvin Vogel - Wild (feat. Ralph Larenzo) 6 Etta Matters & Singularities feat. Max Landry - Stronger For You (Ragerz Remix) 7 Hold On To Me Ben Benim 8 Dewian Gross - Remember Ft. Belle Arrow
Welcome back to this new episode on Chess Radio! It's the first episode of the summer, soo i begin this show with some great summer tracks! Hope you're enjoying your weekend so far! Let's get started->>>> Please subscribe to my podcast channel and feel free to follow me on ; Soundcloud - http://bit.ly/ChessSC Itunes - http://bit.ly/CHESSPODCAST Contact Chess : chess-music@hotmail.com Tracklist: 1. Tom Budin Jack Wilby - Price On Love (Extended Mix) 2. Felix Leiter x Tank & Cheetah - Something Special ( Original ) 3. Maff Boothroyd & Deep Matter - Fire Flies ( Original ) 4. Keanu Silva - Close 2 You ( Original ) 5. Freddy Sanchez & Enzo Di Biasio - Feeling You (Daniel Etienne VIP Edit) 6. Dirty Palm - Paradesi (Original Mix) 7. Jordi Rivera & Sonny Bass - Bubblegum ( Original ) 8. Etta Matters & Singularities ft. Max Landry - Stronger For You (Ragerz Remix) 9. Jack Wins (feat. Francci Richard) - I Used To Love You ( Original ) 10. Justin Caruso feat. Victoria Zaro - Talk About Me (Teddy Rose Remix) 11. DubVision - Fall Apart (Extended Mix) 12. Armin van Buuren & Garibay - I Need You ( Dubvision Remix ) 13. Nicky Romero & NERVO - Like Home (Stadiumx Remix) 14. TEXTOR - To The Sky ( Original ) 15. ak9 & Suchan - Try Me ( Original ) 16. BROSIK - Get Down ( Original ) See you later.
The mammalian knob turns down the anthropo-affected habit of the campy, the kitschy, linguistic beer goggles and the ironic wink. The hymns rotted away so we sing the carbon date. The hominids were not invited, so the jelly fish click ‘interested’. The Singularity knob turns up while humming to the tasks of its house cleaning. Peep through the key hole to see the silicon solipsystem at work. That gloryhole is a USB port, your meatware is obsolete. How does 4-on-the-floor work in 4 dimensional space time? Most planets make instrumental music. Listen to anthems for the unoccupied universe, the other 99.99999999999999 percent. Can slime-molds carry their own tune? Make Alternative Music with pheromones. Hear lonely mating calls of the first tardigrade walking the surface of Mars. Yodels echo across a canny valley, from cheap android knock-offs awkwardly mimicking the wet bios of analog song birds. The Plastiscene era begins spinning in the center of the Pacific. Try the Cambrian Explosion as a tape loop. We thought, therefore we were. Our time is up. Mark the period in the last chapter as a pale blue dot. The roaches get the VIP room at midnight. Last call for you, monkey-boy.
Meu convidado de hoje é o Rafael Chanin da Singularities Capital e da Failcon Site do Rafael: http://www.singularities.com.br/ | http://brazil.thefailcon.com/ Contatos: rafael.chanin@gmail.com Sites Recomendado: Steve Blank, Neil Patel, Eric Ries Livro Recomendado: Adapte-se – por... O post Empreendedor a todo Vapor – 0195 – Rafael Chanin da Singularities Capital e da Failcon apareceu primeiro em Empreendedor a todo Vapor.
Morozov, S (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) Wednesday 25 February 2015, 14:00-15:00
Shkoller, S (University of Oxford) Wednesday 23 July 2014, 14:00-14:45
Varvaruca, E (University of Reading) Wednesday 23 July 2014, 14:45-15:30
Shkoller, S (University of Oxford) Wednesday 14 May 2014, 15:15-16:15
Serre, D (ENS - Lyon) Wednesday 14 May 2014, 14:00-15:00
Mathematics and Applications of Branes in String and M-theory
Krippendorf, S (Universität Bonn) Thursday 28 June 2012, 17:45-18:00
Wherein those damn Ross kids talk about universes, urine thresholds, and salad. Suggested Talking Points: Hat envy. Willy Wonka = George Bush? SCIENCE ZONE: Black Holes, Singularities, and Infinite Universes. Don’t piss on that fish. FTC: Stop Dressing Like Ed McMahon. What is your warning label? The Zoloft Defense. Syringe bank robbery. Vegas Strip Steak. Death by salad. Organic assholes. The end of D.A.R.E. Angry Birds Jewelry.
Mathematics and Applications of Branes in String and M-theory
Benini, F (Stony Brook University) Wednesday 28 March 2012, 16:00-17:00
Mathematics and Applications of Branes in String and M-theory
Kleinschmidt , A (Max-Planck-Institut fur Mathematik, Potsdam) Tuesday 13 March 2012, 14:00-15:00
Langer, H (Vienna University of Technology) Tuesday 06 September 2011, 14:00-15:00
Serman, O (Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille) Tuesday 15 February 2011, 11:30-12:30
Pratoussevitch, A (Liverpool) Tuesday 25 January 2011, 10.00-11.00
Fakultät für Physik - Digitale Hochschulschriften der LMU - Teil 03/05
This thesis is concerned with two approaches on the singularity problem of the general theory of relativity. The first is of bottom-up nature. We start from Einstein's well established general relativity and make an educated guess for an asymptotically equivalent but non-singular theory. In the second approach we take the top-down perspective starting with the assumption that string theory gives the fundamental description of nature and analyse the resulting low energy effective theory. Our bottom-up approach is an application of the limiting curvature hypothesis to anisotropic cosmologies. This extends the success for isotropic cosmologies of Brandenberger et al. Applying the LCH, they constructed a theory in which all homogeneous and isotropic solutions are singularity free. Due to the non-analytic nature of the equations we were unable repeat the proof in the anisotropic case, but analytical and numerical analysis produce circumstantial evidence for a resolution of the singularity in this case as well. Generically this resolution seems not to involve a de Sitter phase as expected. Instead it would interpolate between a contracting anisotropic universe and a universe, that time-symmetrically expands anisotropically. During this transition spacetime evolves through a nearly flat, Minkowski phase. This solution could represent an alternative to the so-called bounce solutions as they appear in pre-big-bang scenarios. In our top-down approach we construct a simple model in type IIA super string theory. With a non-BPS D7 or D9 brane we introduce a tachyonic degree of freedom. Its potential is influenced by the compact background wrapped by the brane. In a way the mass can be tuned by the size of the compact dimension. We use a truncated action which was constructed in order to approximate the full string theory result for the dynamical creation and decay of non-BPS branes quite accurately. Taking the lowest order effective action for metric, dilaton and an effective action for the open tachyonic mode, we obtaine bounce solutions. The bounce results from the positivity of the pressure of the tachyon field in our Lagrangian. Both curvature and time derivative of the dilaton remain small during our bounce so that the gravitational sector behaves entirely classical. Asymptotically our bounce solutions are similar to pre-big bang and post-big bang solutions respectively. Thus there remain singularities in the curvature and the dilaton before or after the bounce. These asymptotic string frame curvature singularities can be resolved by the ad hoc addition of a potential term, that might result from alpha' corrections in the open string sector. Exact calculation of the corrections would be necessary in order to give a more precise picture.
Jorge Zanelli gives string theory description of the three dimensional black holes.
Why one Global Causality Violation can ruin your whole day.